My Craigslist 55g Find
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 11:45 pm
This is the tank I set up for my community fish so I could get my F8 in my 46g.
I bought this setup on craiglist for $100. It came with the stand, canopies, light, decor, Visitherm 300w heater, an older Fluval 403 canister filter, and misc items. I had to order a new O-ring for the filter and I went ahead and got an extra impeller cover and O-ring just in case. The filter came stacked with sponge and ceramic ring media.
It wasn't as dirty as the before pics look but it did need a little work. The tank is in great shape and it has 5/16" glass with only about 3 light scratches.
The decor in the tank didn't come with. It is all my fake plants and 6 pieces of mopani as well as pool filter sand for substrate.
I beefed up added new fluted trim and brushed nickle hardware to the cabinet as well as added adjustable feet for leveling. I also reworked the light like I do on all of my tanks removing the tubes and adding 6500k cfl bulbs.
This tank was made in 1992 and it has cherry colored trim. We had the exact same tank back in the late 80's when I was still in high school so it has some nostalgia.
Anyway, I just thought I would share.
I bought this setup on craiglist for $100. It came with the stand, canopies, light, decor, Visitherm 300w heater, an older Fluval 403 canister filter, and misc items. I had to order a new O-ring for the filter and I went ahead and got an extra impeller cover and O-ring just in case. The filter came stacked with sponge and ceramic ring media.
It wasn't as dirty as the before pics look but it did need a little work. The tank is in great shape and it has 5/16" glass with only about 3 light scratches.
The decor in the tank didn't come with. It is all my fake plants and 6 pieces of mopani as well as pool filter sand for substrate.
I beefed up added new fluted trim and brushed nickle hardware to the cabinet as well as added adjustable feet for leveling. I also reworked the light like I do on all of my tanks removing the tubes and adding 6500k cfl bulbs.
This tank was made in 1992 and it has cherry colored trim. We had the exact same tank back in the late 80's when I was still in high school so it has some nostalgia.
Anyway, I just thought I would share.
